The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right wrist, finding that these residuals were manifested by pain on range of motion testing and tenderness between the scaphoid and lunate bones.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's current complaints were more likely than not due to the in-service injury rather than carpal tunnel syndrome, resulting in a determination that his disability did not warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2004
- Citation
- 0416181
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 332 · Granted: 14% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Dismissed
The Veteran requested to withdraw the issue of an increased rating for residuals of a shell fragment wound in the suprapubic area. The Board dismissed this claim as withdrawn.
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